I'm coping...JUST

Not one month in to my 'shopping restriction' (I have to call it that, rather than a BAN). I'm doing OK, not browsing as much or looking too hard at anything. I have of course made a little list of items I will consider after my mortgage payment comes out next month. Including boots at River Island and a few chunky knits too. That All Saints embellished vest...dribble. But all was chilled until Reiss launched their new A/W collection yesterday, a white and black striped dress, slightly military, slightly nautical. Slightly £110.
On another note, Mr Coda has bought me 'something'. A piece of clothing from ASOS. He just came home one day and said 'I'm going to buy you something tonight'.
I await the parcel, mostly frightened that this man that I live with and constantly harass about what clothes I'm in love with, will not have a clue about my taste or style in general! I'll let you know how that one pans out.

The Start Of A Difficult Week

Here we go again, another week with more temptation. As you can imagine I have had a little snoop around my favourite sites over the weekend (not excessive though, due to major hangover). The only item that caught my eye had to be £90, naturally. Embellished vest tee on All Saints. I can't say anymore as I must not obsess.
Although I did win £30 in the casino on Saturday night...

In Which I Realise I Need To Stop

I just had delivery of my Purple Sequin Blazer from Topshop, I'm afraid to say it but this must be the last piece of clothing I buy in a little while. With only four weeks until Mr Coda finishes work and three weeks until I solely pay the mortgage, I simply must stop.
Do I still look and torment myself or torment myself by not looking? I don't know.
At least I have a few staple pieces for this next season and lots of simple basics, but if it gets cold one will need some woollies...

Stuck between Seasons

Is it Summer or Winter now? I am completely stuck. I have purchased a few things that are so A/W if I wore them now I would look ten years behind the times. Sure it's OK for the celebs to wear (faux) fur and sequins now on the red carpet, but me a average Joe can't come to work in August wearing my new Faux Fur Black Gilet and Grey Suede shoeboots!
Probably by the time I think it's safe to wear them, there will be new clothes, new styles. I have just purchased a gorgeous purple sequin blazer from Topshop and have sort of made a pact with myself I will NOT look at the sites religiously like I do until next pay day...I'll keep you posted on my failure.

Ignore my last post, I just checked asos and low and behold a new batch of Mango. A Spanish brand that is mostly crap, but a few items are pure gold. So my Saturday night outfit is sorted, the naughty leggings and new major sequin top, shame it'll end up with sticky beer all over it and never gets hand washed ay?

Nightly Routine

Here I go, anyone would swear I had no housework to be getting on with. My nightly routine now consists of cooking, washing up and then on laptop to see if any of my favourite clothing sites have updated since I last checked in work. Probably only about 2 hours ago.

If Mr Coda catches me (which I try to avoid) he says 'Shopping again?'. I say 'No I am browsing' or 'I'm doing research' which now I can legitimately state. I very rarely purchase at night, it's usually when I'm in work, but I still search endlessly for something...anything.

Nothing tonight that catches my eye, tomorrow though is Tuesday and we all know what that means...New Topshop goodies. I feel a splurge coming.

Welcome me!

Hi, my name is TAFKAT and I am a shopaholic. I have found the need to start up a blog just to free my mind of all the things about shopping etc that fills it pretty much 24/7. It is not a blog I expect people will read as my writing skills are pretty poor unlike my shopping partner in crime Fashion Confidential.

My new and main problem with my shopping addiction is, as we come into my favourite time of clothing year A/W my boyfriend whom I will call Mr CODA (Call of Duty), is finishing work and starting a college course, leaving moi paying our new mortgage and keeping him happy otherwise. Although I am aware this will leave me better off in the future, I am concerned about how I will do A/W with little money.

I would consider myself a pretty normal girl with normal dreams of having a Carrie walk-in wardrobe, so far I have a shoe cupboard whichh Mr Coda made for me, but it lacks shoes... Other than my only pair of Louboutins and 7 Mulberry bags, my only designer items. Me and FC last year took part in our own tally of items of clothing including shoes that we bought in a year, the National Average being 34 mine was 106. But I look in my wardrobe and question 'Where are these items, I have nothing to show for it?'.